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235 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 31 cm
"Hispano-Islamic (or Moorish-Andalusian) art and architecture combine elements of various traditions into a new, autonomous style. Among the outstanding architectural witnesses to this achievement are the Great Mosque in Cordova and the Alhambra in Granada, recognized and admired as part of the world's heritage right up to the present day. They are described in detail in this book. The main centres of Hispano-Islamic art and architecture, the cities of Cordova, Seville and Granada, are discussed within the chronological framework of developments, both political and cultural, from 710 to 1492. The author traces the changes in architectural forms over the centuries, and concludes with an attempt to identify those enduring characteristics which run like a thread through Hispano-Islamic architecture, for all the different influences to which it was subject. Alongside mosques, castle ruins and splendid palaces, the reader will find detailed photographs of Moorish decorative art in all its thousand and one variations."--Jacket.
Introduction -- 710-912: Events up to the end of the 9th century. The Visigothic Kingdom at the beginning of the 8th century ; The Islamic Conquest ; The religious message ; The expansion of Islam ; The Conquest of Spain ; The Emirate ; The Umayyad family ; 'Abd ar-Rahmân I ; The new Umayyad State ; 'Abd ar-Rahmân I's successors ; Periods of crisis (852-912) -- The architecture of the 8th and 9th centuries. The foundation of the Great Mosque at Cordova ; The extension of the Friday mosque ; Seville and Mérida ; Bobastro ; Vitality and richness of form -- 912-1031: A golden age : the caliphate. 'Abd ar-Rahmân III (912-961) ; 'Abd ar-Rahmân III's successors (961-1031) ; The Âmirids ; Andalusia at its zenith -- The architecture of the 10th century. Madînat al-Zahrâ' ; The Great Mosque of Cordova ; Smaller mosques ; The Rábita de Guardamar ; Fortresses and bridges ; Towns: the example of Vascos ; Ornamentation -- 1031-1091: The age of the petty kings -- The architecture of the Taifa period. Fortresses and castles ; The Aljafería in Sargossa ; Balaguer ; Other palaces and works of art-- 1091-1248: The period of Berber domination. The Almoravids: Berber tribes from the Sahara ; The Almoravids: Berber tribes from the High Atlas -- Almoravid and Almohad architecture. Almoravid remains in North Africa and Andalusia ; Murcia and Monteagudo ; Crafts ; New directions in religion and in aesthetics ; Seville, the capital, and her Friday mosque ; Other Almohad mosques in the south-western province ; Palaces and fortresses ; Murcia Province: Cieza ; Influences on the Christian North -- 1237-1492: The rule of Nasrids -- The architecture of the Nasrids. The Alhambra: from fortress to palace city ; Principal architectural themes of the Alhambra ; Nasrid architecture in the city and sultanate of Granada ; Nasrid architectural ornamentation -- Conclusion. Notes ; Glossary ; Bibliography ; Sources of illustrations ; General map.
Includes bibliographical references and index.